Episode 295 - Eric Fortune, PhD

On October 17, 2024 we talked with Eric Fortune about the electric field sensory system in weakly electric fish and its function in social communication, predation and spatial localization. Eric explained how his collaboration with engineers and application of control systems opened a window on the function of the animal's movement in this sensory system.

Guest:

Eric Fortune, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Participating:

Francesco Savelli, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Todd Troyer, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Thanks to Jim Tepper for original music